Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I write about sex and relationships, with a bit of fetish thrown in for good measure. I have been fascinated with fetish for a very long time. My writing is where my fetish fascination meets my art. I have written a bunch of short stories, Billionaire’s Little Sweetheart, which came out on Valentines Day was my debut novel, and I am very happy with my baby so far, as are my readers (or at least that’s what they’re saying anyway! 😉 )
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Billionaire’s Little Sweetheart is my latest book. The inspiration for it came from when I was living abroad in North America. I saw my friends, who were all local students, struggling to get by. Imagining how tough it was for them was difficult for me as the student loans system in Australia is much easier to navigate, and the debt is much less crippling. I imagined what it would be like to have someone take you away from that, and then Leon, the Daddy Dominant in the book started to take shape… what would he be like? What would be his motivations for helping someone out, aside from mere altruism? How would she feel taking his help? The characters are less close than other DD/lg characters I write (in books yet to be released, be patient, dear readers!). This alienation due to an uneven power dynamic around money and his fear of intimacy was really interesting to write, as apposed to the usual girl meets daddy/daddy takes girl/girl snuggles into her daddy formula. I hope readers enjoy the different dynamic at play.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not too unusual, but tea is definitely the best anti-writers-block I’ve come across.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
There are no books that directly influenced my writing, however, I read widely and know that as a result of coming into contact with so much creative and imaginative work, I have more to draw on when I sit down to write.
What are you working on now?
I am working on another age play romance, this one is dealing with a much more intimate relationship, which is a nice change in the dynamic between characters. These two are very different to Cindy and Leon. They’ve been fun to write, I can’t wait to share the story with readers!
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I’m a very bad book promoter. I have only started looking into how to promote Billionaire’s Little Sweetheart recently because so many of my readers have been happy with the book and I wanted to reach new readers with something that I felt they would enjoy.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write, write, write and when you’re done with that, write some more! The only way to get good at anything is to do it. Also, read. Don’t just read in the genre you wish to write in either, read everything! I never watch television because there are just too many great stories in print. Don’t starve yourself of great writing.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I loved that quote, “They can because they think they can.” For me, this really resonates as I am trying to do something many say is impossible, and make a living writing. So, all I have right now is the knowledge that I can do this, because I think I can. Just as anyone else who was told no ever, has.
What are you reading now?
Like everyone is doing right now, I am reading plenty of dystopias. I just finished “We” and will start re-reading either “Animal Farm” or “1984” next.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I will keep writing age play romances for as long as I am welcomed to do so by the community.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
My kindle is not an option? No?
I would take The Unbearable Lightness Of Being by Milan Kundera, A Short History On Nearly Anything by Bill Bryson, and my copy of the complete works of Oscar Wilde (it’s physically one book, it counts!).
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